System and apparatus for enhancing delivery of media services

1. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor of a set-top box, cause the processor to facilitate performance of operations comprising: receiving a satellite signal associated with a multimedia satellite service from a multimedia satellite service provider; presenting, at a media device, a first satellite program of a plurality of satellite programs available by way of the satellite services that are received from the satellite signal; receiving, during the presenting of the first satellite program, a first request from a cell phone for content information associated with media content provided by the multimedia satellite service and comprising information related to a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs; transmitting, responsive to the first request, to a media system that is separate from the multimedia satellite service over an Ethernet connection disassociated with the satellite signal, a second request for the content information uploaded to the media system by satellite service providers to cause the media system to submit a fee to the multimedia satellite provider related to the content information; receiving, without interrupting the presenting of the first satellite program, the content information comprising video related to the plurality of satellite programs, incorporated in an electronic programming guide and sent over the Ethernet connection, wherein the Ethernet connection is within equipment of a service provider other than the multimedia satellite service provider; providing to the cell phone the content information for presentation by the cell phone responsive to the second request, wherein presentation of the content information by the cell phone is concurrent with the presenting, at the media device, of the first satellite program; receiving, during the presenting of the first satellite program, a selection of a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs from the cell phone selected from the content information received over the Ethernet connection for requesting the second satellite program; and buffering the first satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs received from the multimedia satellite service provider in a digital video recorder operably coupled to the set-top box while presenting the content information; wherein the content information comprises a video trailer for a satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs, and wherein the multimedia satellite service corresponds to a service selected from a group consisting of on-demand satellite delivered programming, pay-per-view satellite programming, general television programming and broadcast channel programming.

2. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the content information comprises text data.

3. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the Ethernet connection is provided by a service independent of communications services supplied by the satellite.

4. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the set-top box is managed in part by the cell phone that submits the first request and directs the set-top box to present selected satellite programs of the plurality of satellite programs at the cell phone.

5. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise presenting to the cell phone a confirmation that the second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs has been selected over the Ethernet connection.

6. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the cell phone displays one of a title and a start time of each satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs.

7. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the fee is determined in accordance with a quality of service objective.

8. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the quality of service objective identifies a video and audio resolution objective for presenting the content information.

9. A set-top box, comprising: a controller element; and a memory that stores machine-readable instructions, coupled to the controller element, wherein the machine-readable instructions, when executed by the controller element, cause the controller element to facilitate performance of operations comprising: presenting, at a media device, a first satellite program of a plurality of satellite programs provided by equipment of a satellite service provider; receiving, during the presenting of the first satellite program, a first request from a cell phone for content information associated with the plurality of satellite programs and comprising information related to a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs; transmitting, responsive to the first request, to a media system that is separate from equipment of the satellite service provider over a broadband Ethernet connection, a second request for the content information uploaded to the media system by satellite service providers, the second request causing the media system to submit a fee to the satellite service provider related to the content information; receiving, without interrupting the presenting of the first satellite program, the content information comprising information related to each satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs, over the broadband Ethernet connection; presenting the content information at the cell phone concurrently with the presenting of the first satellite program, wherein the content information comprises the information related to each satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs and is associated with the first satellite program presented to the media device, wherein the first satellite program is communicated via satellite signals independent of the broadband Ethernet connection; informing a digital video recorder operably coupled to the set-top box to record a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs provided by the equipment of the satellite service provider at a scheduled time in response to receiving a selection from the cell phone for the second satellite program, and wherein the selection is based on the content information; buffering the first satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs in the digital video recorder while presenting the content information and wherein the content information is incorporated in an electronic programming guide; and presenting to the cell phone a confirmation that a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs has been selected over the broadband Ethernet connection, wherein the set-top box is managed in part by the cell phone that submits the first request and directs the set-top box to present selected satellite programs of the plurality of satellite programs at the cell phone.

10. The set-top box of claim 9 , wherein the content information comprises video trailers for a group of satellite programs of the plurality of satellite programs that are associated with the equipment of the satellite service provider.

11. The set-top box of claim 9 , wherein the first request is received during presentation of one of a television program, browsing of an electronic programming guide, browsing of a pay-per-view catalog, and reviewing of programs on the digital video recorder.

12. The set-top box of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise programming the digital video recorder to record a satellite program responsive to scheduling information of a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs received over the broadband connection.

13. The set-top box of claim 9 , wherein the cell phone displays one of a title and a start time of each satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs.

14. The set-top box of claim 9 , wherein the fee is determined in accordance with a quality of service objective.

15. A method, comprising: receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a first request from a cell phone for content information comprising information related to a first satellite program of a plurality of satellite programs; transmitting, by the system, through an Ethernet port of a set-top box coupled to a digital subscriber line interface, a second request for the content information, responsive to the first request, the second request resulting in a submission of a fee to a satellite service provider related to the content information; receiving, by the system, from the Ethernet port of the set-top box, the content information associated with a satellite multimedia service of the satellite service provider supplied to a satellite port of the set-top box that is coupled to a satellite dish, wherein the content information is received during a presentation of a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs received from the satellite port and the second satellite program received at the satellite port is disassociated with the content information associated with the satellite multimedia service received at the Ethernet port and disassociated with a service provider for digital subscriber line service over the Ethernet port and wherein the Ethernet port accommodates higher data bandwidth traffic and delivers data at a lower latency than the satellite port; presenting, by the system, the content information to a cell phone communicatively coupled to the set-top box during a presentation of the first satellite program received from the satellite port, wherein the content information is selected from a group consisting of a promotional offering, an advertisement and a video trailer, each associated with the satellite multimedia service; recording, by the system, a second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs selected from the content information received at the Ethernet port and presented at a display in response to a selection received from the cell phone; buffering, by the system, the first satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs received from the satellite port in a digital video recorder operably coupled to the set-top box while presenting the content information and wherein the content information is incorporated in an electronic programming guide; and charging, by the system, a service fee for supplying the content information over the Ethernet port in accordance with a quality of service objective, wherein the set-top box is managed in part by the cell phone that submits the first request and directs the set-top box to present selected satellite programs of the plurality of satellite programs at the cell phone.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the quality of service objective identifies a video and audio resolution objective for presenting the content information.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the content information comprises text data.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the content information comprises a video trailer for a satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the satellite multimedia service corresponds to a service selected from a group consisting of on-demand satellite delivered programming, pay-per-view satellite programming, general television programming and broadcast channel programming.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising presenting, by the processing system, to the cell phone a confirmation that the second satellite program of the plurality of satellite programs has been selected from the content information.